Faucet



(No Model.) J. M. MGFARLAND.

FAUOET.

Patented June 21 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FAUCET. I

srnermearron ma part 'of Letters Patent 316,477,308, dated June 21, 1892.

Application filed January 20, 1892. Serial No. 418,628. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Y Be it known thatI, J AMES M. MOFA'RLAND, of Virginia City, in the county of Storey and State of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whiehitappertainsto'make and use the same. My invention relates to an improvement in faucets for oil-cans or other thin sheet-metal receptacles, the object being to provide a device whichean be efiect'ually and easily inserted in a can or other sheet-metal receptacle and permit of its contents being drawn 7 0K in small quantities.

With this end in view my invention consists of a pointed tube constructed to partially cut out a portion of a can or other sheet-metal receptacle and turn thefcut-out portion inwardly, thus increasing the thickness of the wall of the receptacle at the point where the faucet takes its bearing or support.

It further consistsin certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and

I pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my invention attached to an oil-can, and Fig. 2 is a view of the same detached.

A represents a metal tube, one end of which is beveled so as to form a sharp point, as

shown at a, while the other end is provided with a sheet-metal collar or abutment B, which latter is slightly concaved and flanged or bent, as shown at e. The screw-thread d on tube A constitutes one of the leading features of my invention and is constructed of a piece of flat wire bent spirally, and when thus formed "the threads are sprung on the tubeA. One

end of said threads extends to or through the collar or abutment B, while the other end is bent and pressed into aslot e',cutin the tube A at or near a pointadjacent to the inner cutting-edge of the tube A.

The several parts as above described are rigidly secured together by dippingthem in melted so1der,or they may be secured together in any other desired manner. The screwthreads (Z having been secured to the tube A, the gasket 0, made of rubber or any suitable yielding material, is forced over the tube and screw-threads until its inner face. comes in contact and rests against the inner surface of the collar or abutment B, the flanged edge of the latter overlapping a sufficient portion of the outer edge of the gasket, which prevents undue expansion of the latter when the faucet is screwed hard against the receptacle to which it is attached. To the end opposite the cutting end of the tube A is soldered or other? wise rigidly secured a faucet D, the opposite or free end of which is provided with aslightlytapering elongated spout f, which latter is adapted to be inserted in a lamp orother receptacle which it is desired to fill.

As before stated, the tube A is beveled at one end, terminating in a sharp point, and is provided with a heavy screw-thread, preferably constructed of fiat wire. The end of the screw-thread nearer the outer or pointed end of the tube starts from a point between said pointed end and the iuneredge d of the bevel c and at a point to one side of said bevel. If the screw-thread started at a point betweend and the collar or abutment B, it will be seen that the cutting or beveled edge of the tube Atnd gradually turns the same against the inside of the can, thereby adding to the thick ness of the wall of the can at this point, and consequently securing a more stable and unyielding support for the faucet. v

To insert andseeurely fasten myimproved faucet in the side near the bottom of acan of oil, the latter is preferably laid flat on a counter or other support, and the beveled or cutting edge of the tube A is forced or thrust in the can, thereby partially cutting out a portion of the can and at the same time turnin g the edge of the metal slightly inward, thusincreasing the thickness of the Wall of the receptacle at the point where the faucet takes its bearing or support. The screw-thread now being in contact with the edge of the cut-out ,portion of the can, a rotary motion to the right is imparted to the faucet, which is continued until the gasket comes in contact 'with the outside of the can, thereby forming a tight joint. Should the nozzle not be in the desired position after a tightjoint has been se cured, the rubber gasket will permit the faucet to be turned until the nozzle reaches the desired position. This extra turn will in nowise weaken the joint, but will tend to Strengthen the same. I

It will be observed that by constructing the screw-thread as heretofore described a good depth is obtained between each thread, which materially assists in preventing the faucet from being pulled out of the can due to pressure applied from the outside. The deep-cut screw-thread engages the strengthened edge of the cut-out portion of the can, and when the faucet is screwed home the screw-threads on the interior of the can and the gasket on the exterior overlap and press against the metalsurroumling the opening, and thus form a perfectly-tight joint and prevent the pulling out of the faucet.

It is evident that changes in the construction and relative arrangement of the several parts might be made without avoiding my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself to the particular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described; but,

Y Ilaving fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tube having a diagonal or beveled cuttingedge and ascrew-thread projecting out beyond the outer surface of said tube, the said screw-thread starting from a point in advance of the rear edge of the bevel, substantially as set forth. I

2. The combination, with a tube having a beveled or diagonal cutting-edge, a flange or abutment, and a screw-thread extending from the rear end of the beveled portion of the tube to or near the flange or abutment, and a yielding washer bearing against the rear face of the abutment, of a faucet attached to the tube, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a faucet having an elongated discharge-nozzle, a diagonal or beveled cutting-edge at its inner end, an abutment, and screw-threads extending from a point near the inner edge of the bevel to a point near theabutment,of ayielding washer encircling the threads and bearing against the abutment, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JAMES M. MCFARLAND.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. MoOAns, Jaoon R. JoNns. 

